- Job TypeFull Time
- QualificationBA/BSc/HND
- Experience5 years
- LocationNairobi
- Job FieldMedical / Healthcare
Responsibilities:
- Lead the team in development, implementation and monitoring of unit based clinical policies and procedures
- Take lead in identification, definition and monitoring of unit based clinical indicators
- Assist the nurse manager and lead physician to initiate innovative and evidence-based strategies to improve patient care
- Participate in evaluation of care and outcomes through Mortality and Morbidity discussions, clinical incidence trends and clinical indicators
- Together with the Nurse Manager, conduct regular evaluation of nurses and design individual development plans based on identified learning/training needs
- Review patient allocation to determine correct patient assignment according to the nurse’s competence
- Ensure adequate orientation and settling of new nurses to assigned unit
- Develop and maintains effective networks both internal and external to improve nursing practice
- Ensure compliance to documentation policy through spot-checks on nursing forms such Initial assessment, Vital signs chart, Patient Education Record, and fluid chart, treatment sheet and progress notes chart
- Participate in evaluation of nursing documents to ensure their appropriateness in capturing patient information
- Take lead in unit based Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) projects, Clinical Care Program Certification (CCPC) and ensures participation by nurses
Requirements:
- Registered nurse (KRN/M; KRCHN) with a BSc-Nursing degree
- Current licensure with the Kenya Nursing Council
- Certification in ACLS
- Minimum of five (5) years clinical nursing experience in A&E unit in an acute care hospital
- Possess teaching abilities, leadership qualities, professional judgment, critical thinking and problem-solving abilities, and a sense of professional development
- Demonstrate evidence-based knowledge of current practices in nursing
Method of Application
Interested and qualified? Go to Aga Khan University Hospital on aku.taleo.net to apply.